Welcome to the Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law

The exam will take place in both Las Vegas and Reno on Saturday May 3, 2025.

You will be required to complete the application by answering a series of questions on the online form and submitting the necessary documents through the upload feature. Depending on your responses to certain questions, you may be prompted to provide additional documentation. Upon completion of the application, you will need to enter your credit card information to process the $500 application fee.

We recommend setting aside approximately one hour to complete the application. It is advisable to review the entire application first, then gather the required information and documents before beginning the submission process. All information and documents must be entered and uploaded through the online platform.

Below are some of the materials you will need to complete the application:

Q5: In each of the last 5 calendar years, percentage of how much of your practice has been devoted to Nevada Tax Law
Q8: Chronology of completion of an average of eighteen (18) hours of Continuing Legal Education in tax law over the last five (5) calendar years. (template available below)
Q18: Declarations page(s) of your policy or other proof of the existence of such coverage if you carry professional liability insurance as set forth in Nevada Rule of Professional Conduct 7.4(d)(2)(iii)
8 Attorney References (template available below)
2 Judicial References (template available below)

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Q8 CLE Chronological template

Q7 Reference Supplement Attorney template

Q7 Reference Supplement Judicial template

Confidential Attorney Reference Form template

Confidential Judicial Reference Form template

Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law draft

Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law

Name(Required)

Nevada Bar No.(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Website

Please answer the following questions.

1. Is your residence and domicile within fifty (50) miles of a county with a population of 100,000 or more (Clark or Washoe counties)?(Required)

Yes

2. Are you an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Nevada and the Tax Law Section thereof?(Required)

Yes

3. I authorize the State Bar of Nevada to confirm that I am an active member in good standing and that I am a member of the Tax Law Section thereof.(Required)

Yes

4. During the last 5 calendar years have you been (1) a sitting judge or master in a tax law division, or (2) a judge or master in general jurisdiction and had a caseload which is at least thirty-five percent (35%) tax law matters? If yes, identify all such years.(Required)

Yes

The terms “Tax Law” and “Principal Counsel” as used herein are defined in Sections 2.1 and 3.5 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law.

4. Identify all such years(Required)

5. In each of the last 5 calendar years, how much of your practice has been devoted to Nevada Tax Law, as measured on a time spent basis of a lawyer engaged in a normal full-time practice?(Required)

Q5 Please add year and it's percentage for 5 years

6. In each of the last 5 calendar years, have you been the principal counsel in at least thirty (30) contested tax law cases each calendar year?(Required)

Yes

If “no”, complete and attach an affidavit stating why you are requesting an exemption from the requirement of at least thirty (30) contested tax law cases each calendar year as required by Section 3.4 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

7. Please identify, on an attached Reference Supplement, not more than five (5) members in good standing of the Nevada Bar who are substantially involved in the practice of Nevada tax law, have been opposing or co-counsel to the applicant either in litigation, hearing or negotiation of a tax law matter, within the five (5) calendar years immediately preceding application, and who otherwise qualify to offer such reference pursuant to the terms of Section 4.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, to whom you have provided a copy of the Reference Form included in the application packet. At least three (3) of the five (5) attorneys must attest to the applicant's expertise and recommend certification of the applicant as a specialist before the application is approved. Do not submit reference forms to more than two (2) attorneys in the same firm. If you have represented either the Internal Revenue Service or the Nevada Department of Taxation for the past five (5) years, you are deemed to have complied with the requirements of section 4.0. Templates can be viewed in links at beginning of this form.(Required)

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Max. file size: 100 MB, Max. files: 5.

Q7 Please ref. the templates above "Reference Supplement Attorney template" and "Reference Supplement Judicial template"

8. Have you completed an average of eighteen (18) hours of Continuing Legal Education in tax law over the last five (5) calendar years immediately preceding application, which shall include a minimum of not less than twelve (12) hours of CLE in tax law completed annually in each of the previous five (5) calendar years immediately preceding application as defined in Section 5.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law?(Required)

Yes

Question 8 If Yes, please identify such courses that include: Course, Date, Sponsor, CLE Hours. Templates can be viewed in links at beginning of this form. Upload File Here(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 8 List chronologically, from most recent course.

Question 8 If no, please identify with specificity and detail, on an attached General Supplement to this application, the sufficient other comparable legal education activity in tax law as described in Section 5.3(a)-(f) of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 8

9. Are you or have you ever been the subject of any investigation, complaint, inquiry or other disciplinary proceedings by any organized bar, including any local, state, or district grievance committee of an organized bar?(Required)

Yes

Question 9 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 9

10. Have you ever been reprimanded (private or public), suspended, disbarred, or otherwise disciplined by any Federal and/or State Court, Federal and/or State administrative agency, and/or other agencies of competent jurisdiction?(Required)

Yes

Question 10 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 10

11. Have you ever been subject to any prior (or are you subject to any pending) disciplinary complaints or actions?(Required)

Yes

Question 11 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information. Please note Fee Disputes do not need to be disclosed.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 11

12. Have you been convicted of a felony since you were admitted to the practice of law?(Required)

Yes

Question 12 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 12

13. Do you have any pending or prior civil matters involving malpractice or other attorney misconduct?(Required)

Yes

Question 13 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 13

14. Have you even been subject to sanctions imposed by a Federal and/or State Court, Federal and/or State administrative agency, and/or other agencies of competent jurisdiction for a violation of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11, Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11 and/or a finding(s) of ineffective assistance of counsel?(Required)

Yes

Question 14 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 14

15. Have you ever been disciplined and/or sanctioned, including contempt, by a Federal and/or State Court, Federal and/or State administrative agency, and/or other agencies of competent jurisdiction?(Required)

Yes

Question 15 If “yes”, on an attached General Supplement to this application, please provide all details, copies of all documents associated therewith as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, and execute a Release authorizing access to such information.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 15

16. Do you acknowledge that throughout the certification process, beginning upon the filing of this application, that (1) you are subject to a continuing duty to promptly furnish a statement to the Board of Certified Tax Law Specialists disclosing if you become subject to an investigation, complaint, inquiry, or other disciplinary proceedings by any organized bar, including any local, state, or district grievance committee of an organized bar as well as, pending or prior disciplinary sanctions, which include disbarment, resignation in lieu of discipline, indefinite disability suspension, suspension for a specific period of time, probated suspension, public reprimand, or private reprimand; pending or prior disciplinary complaints or actions; any felony conviction(s) that arose after the date the attorney was admitted to the practice of law; any pending or prior civil matters involving malpractice or other attorney misconduct; sanctions imposed by a Federal and/or State Court, Federal and/or State administrative agency, and/or other agencies of competent jurisdiction for a violation of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11, Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11 and/or a finding(s) of ineffective assistance of counsel; and, disciplined and/or sanctioned, including contempt, by a Federal and/or State Court, Federal and/or State administrative agency, and/or other agencies of competent jurisdiction, within 30 days of notification of, and within 30 days of the conclusion thereof, and (2) that you are required to provide the details and documents of such investigation, complaint, inquiry, or proceedings as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law within 30 days of notification of, and within 30 days of the conclusion thereof, and (3) that the requirement herein is on-going and requires prompt mandatory supplemental disclosure within 30 days of notification of, and within 30 days of the conclusion thereof, without delay?(Required)

Yes

17. Do you acknowledge that failure to disclose such information as described in Section 6.0 of the Standards for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law shall constitute a material misrepresentation and may be cause for rejection, suspension, revocation and/or other appropriate action?(Required)

Yes

18. Do you carry professional liability insurance as set forth in Nevada Rule of Professional Conduct 7.4(d)(2)(iii)?(Required)

Yes

Question 18 If “yes”, please attach a copy of the declarations page(s) of your policy or other proof of the existence of such coverage.(Required)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Question 18

19. Is your practice limited to public law?(Required)

Yes

20. Do you acknowledge that Certification may be denied because of a failure to furnish requested information or documentation, or because of misrepresentation of any material fact?(Required)

Yes

21. Do you acknowledge that the decisions of the Board of Certified Tax Law Specialists are final and not subject to further review or appeal, other than as required or specifically permitted by the Nevada Board of Bar Governors?(Required)

Yes

I, under the penalty of perjury, execute the forgoing Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law, together with all the Supplements and Attachments thereto, and verify that I have read the foregoing, know the contents thereof; and the content are true of my own knowledge.(Required)

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Signature(Required)

Please attach reference supplement: 8 Attorney References and 2 Judicial references that include name, employer, Nevada Bar No., and Address. Templates can be viewed in links at beginning of this form.

8 Attorney References that include Name, Nevada Bar No., Employer, and Address(Required)

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Max. file size: 100 MB, Max. files: 8.

2 Judicial References that include include Name, Nevada Bar No., Employer, and Address(Required)

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Max. file size: 100 MB, Max. files: 2.

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Welcome to the Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law

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Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law draft

Application for Board Certified Specialization in Tax Law

Please answer the following questions.

Please attach reference supplement: 8 Attorney References and 2 Judicial references that include name, employer, Nevada Bar No., and Address. Templates can be viewed in links at beginning of this form.

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